By Patrick Obia Almost three dozen civic space actors in South – South Nigeria met in Calabar, the Cross River State capital on Monday to create a civic forum to reclaim the shrinking civic space. The select group of Journalists, civil society organizations actors, activists among others agreed that there was need to seek new
By Ushang Ewa At least two people have been kidnapped in the past three days in Cross River State. They include a Lecturer in the University of Calabar, Dr. Anthony Egbe who was abducted on August 29, 2020 and one Mr. Effiom Edem Asuquo who was kidnapped earlier this evening. Egbe was abducted at Asabanka,
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State House of Assembly has moved to ensure that pensioners in the state are paid their due after it adopted a motion by Itam Abang (PDP, Boki 1). Retirees recently protested at the Governor’s office in Calabar following non payment of gratuity and pensions due to allegations that some
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists has blacklisted the State government from any coverage for providing the platform where a former aviation minister, Oluwafemi Fani-Kayode used in verbally assaulting a DailyTrust reporter, Mr. Eyo Charles. The council also directed the executive to write media houses to withdraw
By Jonathan Ugbal and Patrick Obia Dr. Stephen Odey, the Chairman of the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (CRSUBEB) says has declared that he has the “brightest chance” to win the October 31, 2020 senatorial bye-elections in northern Cross River. Mr. Odey stated this Tuesday in an interview with CrossRiverWatch at the sidelines
By Patrick Obia A frontline aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the October 31, 2020 senatorial bye-election in Cross River north district, Dr. Stephen Odey has declared as untrue, reports that there is a division in the state chapter of the party. Reports suggest that the party is currently split among two lines;
By Ushang Ewa Documents obtained by CrossRiverWatch show that Mr. Joe Agi’s bid to contest in the October 31, 2020 senatorial bye-election in northern Cross River may not happen if allegations by his ward chairman, Mr. John Oko are relied on by the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr. Oko, the chairman of the APC in
By Ushang Ewa Five members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in northern Cross River State have written the party’s screening committee for the senatorial and House of Assembly bye-elections seeking the disqualification of frontline aspirant, Dr. Stephen Odey. They are Linus O. Ulakom, Michael I. Okpako, Pius U. Ogede, Williams Ogede, and Odey Okputu.